Para Rubber tree

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Latin name

Hevea brasiliensis

Height

30-40m

Girth

up to 1 m

CO₂ stored (tonnes)

12

Flower

Flowers have no petals and are bright yellow.

Fruit

Each fruit has 3 to 4 seeds, released when it falls to the ground and splits.

Location

Usually found below 600m altitude.

The latex of the Para Rubber tree is one of the most useful materials ever produced and is the primary source of natural rubber. It's found in vessels which spiral up the tree. An incision is made into the tree just deep enough to collect the sap which runs into buckets. The process is called rubber tapping.